Allentown

The Nylon Curtain, 3m 50sec

Allentown

Lyrics

Billy Joel

Well we're living here in AllentownAnd they're closing all the factories downOut in Bethlehem they're killing timeFilling out formsStanding in lineWell our fathers fought the Second World WarSpent their weekends on the Jersey ShoreMet our mothers in the USOAsked them to danceDanced with them slowAnd we're living here in AllentownBut the restlessness was handed downAnd it's getting very hard to stayWell we're waiting here in AllentownFor the Pennsylvania we never foundFor the promises our teachers gaveIf we worked hardIf we behavedSo the graduations hang on the wallBut they never really helped us at allNo they never taught us what was realIron and coalAnd chromium steelAnd we're waiting here in AllentownBut they've taken all the coal from the groundAnd the union people crawled awayEvery child has a pretty good shotTo get at least as far as their old man gotBut something happened on the way to that placeThey threw an American flag in our placeWell I'm living here in AllentownAnd it's hard to keep a good man downBut I won't be getting very hard to stayAnd we're living here in Allentown